The New York Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1874, Page 4

4 “THE COURTS. | The Erie Railroad-Commodore Vander- pili-Five Million Suit. IMPORTANT INSURANCE CASE, | tennis The Lyceum Theatre in Court—A Bill Printer’s Claim. THE KING-ALEXANDER DEFAMATION SUIT, | Yesterday, in the United States Circuit Conrt, in the case of Anton Muller, Charles E. Bundell, Zenko Huasa and Solomon Spitzer, indicted for smuggling, @ bol, pros, Was entered as to Spitzer. Judge Benedict sat yesterday in the United | States Orreuit Court and proceeded with the business Of the criminal side of the Court. There was @ good attendance of jurors, but several of them were let oif on diferent exeuses. The only case of importance on the calendar is one relating | to an alleged violation of the naturalization law. No cause being ready for trial, the Court adjourned | till this morning. Mr, Edward Van Ranst procured yesterday from Judge Barrett, im Supreme Court, Chambers, a temporary injmnction restraining the New York College of Veterinary Surgeons from electing a trustee to Sila vacancy in the Board of Trustees. Itseems that the Board passed a resolution de- claring Mr. Van Ranst’s place as trustee vacant. The latter declares this illegal and proposes to submit tue case to legal adjudication. Back pay ta the amount of $660 was obtained by George S, Thompson from the government for two soldiers, John and William White, and the same sent by the American Express Company to the | address of the latter at Terre Haute, Ind. The | men, however, could not be found, and, as the | Express Company, claiming that there are nojcon- signees, insist on keeping the money, suit was brought by Mr, Thompson for its recovery. After | various adjudications the case reached the Su- preme Court, General Term, where it was argued yesterday. The Court reserved its decision. VANDERBILT AND ERIE. NEW to advance a sum not exceeding $12,000 to defray the expenses incident to the opening, and the two latter were to proceed to Europe, return with @ troupe for and run (he theatre. It was further provided that the advanced $12,000 was to be re- turned out of tne frst moneys realized, and the profits, if any, divided equally between the first two and last two deiendants, bur that nothing ta the agreement should be understood as con- stituting @ partnership between the parties. The plaintiff in this, acgion did & sm Part of the printing tor lhe “theatre, about Worth, up to the time of its Orst closing. terprise, a3 18 well known, proved unsuccessful, periormances belng suspended alter a few months. u February it was again opened, with Aimée as the attraction, the programme being headed. “George Chamberlain, Jr., Lessee and Manage: and the plaintiff was again engaged as printer. Upon the first settiement thereatter a check was given the plainuft for $200 by Chamberlain, in which was included $50 by way Of settiewent for the #70 there!olore due, and plainu still con. | rinting, charging it on | tinued to do the theatre his Looks to Chamberlam, ‘the agreement be- tween the defendants not bemg produced on the trial plaintut’s counsel called Mr. Thatcner (one of the defendants), to prove its existence, ana on the cross-examiation of this witness he testified that at the time of the suspension the first two delendants tarned over all their interests to 0. Curtis Hoffman, he subsequently making au assignment to Chamberlain belore the theatre | reopened. Chamberlain, whom piaintilf’s counsel | also called, testified that he ran the theatre apon its reopening, The theory updn which the plaintut sought to recover was thac the jour defend- ants were partners as to third parties, and that no notice of dissolution having been given they were still held Hable jor the debts incurred by tie suv- sequent management if there was a change, Upon the conclusion of plaintiffs case, Mr. Beach, on be- | half of the two Hoifmans and Thatcher (Mansell not appearing), argued at length ior a dismissal of the complaint, to which Mr. Blandy replied. | Judge Alker, im granting the motion, said that even assuming that a partnership as to \bird par- ties existed originally, the closing of the theatre and the appearance oi Chamberlain’s name @n the programmes, which plaintuf printed, as lessee and Manager upon the reopening, Was suMicient notice | to pat plainci® on inquiry, In addition to this there was the uncontradicted evidence that Hof- man or Thatcuer never received any of the moneys or gave directions in regard to the management, Complaint dismissed. CHARGE OF DEFALCATION. Yesterday the case of Albert Kunz, who had | been charged on indictment with defaming the character of Columbus Alexander, 0! Washington, was up before Judge Blatenford on application for a writ ofhabeas corpus in the United States Cir- cenit Court. On the examination before Commis- | stoner Usborn a Warrant was made out for the ex- tradition of Kunz to Washington, As s00n as this order was entered, Mr. A, O, Hall, counsel for the deiendant, applied tor a writ of haveas corpus for the purpose of testing the question as to | whether the defendant had commitied any offence at all under the federallaw, Yesterday when the case Came on lor hearing Mr. Hall took the posi- tion that if was no crime against the United States jor the deiendant to de- fame the character of Columbus Alex- There was a time when the Erie Railway li!tiga- tlons monopolized toa great extent the time of | the courts. This once golden placer for the lawyers | has given but slight yield since the change in the | management o! the road. But it was hardly to be | expected that the legacy of suits left by the old |. management.coaid be speedily adjudicated. The | goose of the golden egg, though its feathers were greatly ruMed, was not killed outright. And so while the great head and front of the suits, James Fisk, Ji, is now beyona;the reach of earthly tribunals, these old suits, or at / least some very important issues growing out of them, are still awaiting final legal arbitra- ment. One of the mgst notable of all these suits is that brought by the present management of the Erie Railroad to recover $5,000,0u0 from Cornelius Vanderbilt, alleged to have oeen fraudu- lently paid to him by and Gould while tne road was under their management. The case came up for a hearing yesterday in the Supreme Court, General Term, Judges Daniels, Donohue and Law- rence being on the bench. It was the old, old story, revised and enlarged, this and nothing more. Though the printed proceedings already make two buiky volames, and though the argument of the opposing counsel, which though occupying nearly the whole day, is not half finished, yet was pro- portionately long drawn out. there were essen- tially no new facts stated tuat have not already been given inthe HERALD during the progress of the previous litigations, A formidabie array of counsel appeared on both sides, the Erie Railway Company being Earnie by Messrs. ex-Judge Stipmen and William H. Macpherson and ex- Judges Beach and Porter appearing for Commo- dore Vanderbilt. The transactions out of which the present ap- peal arises date back to 1868, and the present liti- gationis so well known as an important part of | the history of the times in which 11 occurred that & | statement of ail the details 13 not essential to an understanding of the case. It is claimed on the one hand that Mr. Vanderbilt was enabled to ex- tort this $5,000,000 by means of thé use he and those acting 1n concert with him had made of the processes of the Supreme Court, by means of which be bad driven into exile those having con- trol of the junds of the Erie Railway Company— Drew, Fisk, Gould and others—and that he made them’ pay this money to him as @ condition of their returning, meantime promising to discon - tinue the suits (hen pending agalust the company, which was done. On the other hand, it is alleged that Mr. Vanderbilt had nothing to do with the suits, and that the receipt of the money was ap independent transaction and had nothing to do with the Erie Ratlway Company or its affairs. However, as already stated, tue new managers of the road thoug&t digereatly, aud have brought suit Jor the recovery of the money, Which they claim was illegally transferred Irom the coffers of tne company to the pockets of Mr. Vanderbilt. Judge Barnard heard the case and dismissed the com- plaint, and the present is an appeal from that judgment. Ex-Judge Shipman opened the argu- ment. His first point was @ proposition, which he claims les at the foundation of the } case, that oMcers of corporations, to whom | the care and management of corporate property | is confided by law are trustees o1 that property, | bound by the strictest ruies of law to execute | their trust literally, intelligently and honestly, | and to that end to devote the corporate property to its appropriate and intended uses and none other. His second point was that cne who re- ceives trust property with either actual or con- structive notice of the trust, ard with actual or coustructive notice twat 1t 1s being dealt with contrary to tle terms of the trust, and in breach thereof, 1s liable, and bound to restore the trust property or its value, so wrongfully diverted from it. His third point was that ome who re- ceives irust property 48 security for, or in satis- action of, an antecedent debt or obliyation due to himself 18 not a bona jide purchaser thereof, and is liable to refund, even without notice of the trust either expressed or implied. The next point urged was that the payment of this money Was @ fraudulent misappropriation of the 1unds 01 the road by its oMcers, involving @ flagrant breach of trust. A further point was that it Was sought to conceal the depravity of tbe transaction by disguising it under the form of a transaction in stoc Mr. Beach, in reply, oniy urged two points—first, tuat there is no privity of contract nor any reiation between the defendant and the Erie Kallway Company out of which any | duty or obligation arises between them, and, sec- ond, tliat, conceding that the purchase was made on behulf o: the Erie Railway Company, the aspect of the case Would not be altered. le will finish his argument this morning, and then will be tol- lowed by the two remaining counsel, who will con- clude the argument. IMPORTANT INSURANCE SUIT. Jacob Bergman effected, in the Queens Insurance Company, of Liverpool, an imsurance of $1,500 0n a stock Of goods in his store in the Bowery, which was destroyed by fire. A condition was tncorpor- ated in the policy that no insurance should be con- sidered valid unless the premium was paid to the company. There was also another condition that the company should have the right to elect to hold the policy invalid Tor any cause upon notice to the insurer at any time to this effect. On behalf of the company it was claimed under the first condition that the premium had never been paid to them, ‘bul that the broker of the msurance had recetvea uu. Under the second condition it was further claimed that the company had served a notice on the Insured that the policy had been cancelled on their b oks, It was contended, in answer to those objections, that payment of the premium was admitted in the pody of the policy, and that the issuing by the company of the policy and its acceptance by the insured created a dept against the latter jor the amount of the, premium, Which could be collected by the company in a sult, and constituted a waiver of the conditions on the part of the company. The second objection ‘was that the notice served upon the insured was void, through not veing in compliance with the conditions of the policy, such notice being that the policy had aiready oeen caucelied, and not, as provide: the policy, putice of their imtention to cancel it after such notice. The points stated were Taised on the triaiof the case yosterday, in Su- i Court, Circuit, before Judye Van’ grunt, ‘ne points same by the pit ere sustained ige V. runt, and he ordered a verdict for oe being the full amount ciaimed, with in- | rest THE LYCEUM THEATRE CASE, Seor vs, Hoffman et al.—This case was trica | yesterday in the Marine Court, part 2, netore Judge Alker. The deiendants, George Hoffman and Thomas Thateher, having obtained in the ander, and that, therefore, there was no reason or srogad whatever for the extradition of the accused. Judge Blatchford observed that the question raised by Mr. Hall could not be disposed of under a writ of habeas corpus. Finally, afver some discussion, it was agreed that on Saturday next Mr. Purdy, United States Assistant District Attorney, Should move to extradite the accused, and that, upon the making of such motion, it would be within the power of Mr. Hall to present his views and offer such arguments as might | occur to him in regard to the validity or invalidity of the indictment on which itis sought to send | Kunz for trial in Washington on the offence | charged. THE SUIT AGAINST COMSTOCK. In the case of Bryan vs. Comstock, in which a motion was made a few days ago by Comstock’s counsel, Messrs. Elbridge T. Gerry and Ambrose Monell, to vacate the order of arrest which the so- called “Dr.” Bryan had obtained against Com- stock, Judge Donohue decided yesterday to grant the motion. In his written opinion filed yester- day he says:—“It seems to me a fair result to reach trom the facts presented by the proois that the so-called Clinton Medical and Surgica) Insu- tute is a myth, and that the persons whose n: are used by it as “Doctors” are also myths. None are produced nor the whereabouts of either ex- posed, Under sach circumstances and the nature of the publications emanating trom the suppositi- tious parties named, itseems to furnish probabie grounds tor the defendant and those acting with Dim to make all reasonable attempts to break up the system those names covered, and by means of which names the business sought to be prevented ceuld be carried on, aud it seems to me that novh- tug was done for which there was not probable cause. The motion to vacate the order of arrest 1s, thereiore, granted, with costs.” BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. SUPREME COURT -OHAMBERS, Decisions. By Judge Barrett. Browning vs. James.— Motion to strike out de- nied, with $10 costs, to abide the event. In the matter of Quin; Fink vs. Stafford.—Re- ports confirmed and orders granted. Bruit vs, Security Insurance Company.—Motion gtanted. Browning vs. James.—Objection overruled. Memorandum, Croiut vs, Hepry.—Opinion. De Hart vs. Hatcu.—Motion denied, without costs. Clark vs. Barry; in the Matter of O’Hara,— Memorandum. By Judge Donohue, Maloney vs. Hohues.—Granted. Memorandum. Short vs. The Crassiey Company.—Motion de- led. Rapp vs. Williams, Jaccard vs. Dinsmore, Smith vs. Hobart, Steplens vs. Casbacker, Betts vs, Kurst, Looff vs. Wolf, Schettler vs. Smith. Orders granted. Lowber vs. Trustees of Union College.—Judg- ment granted, Alexander Memorandam. Treawell vs. Pomeroy—Motion dented, without costs. West vs. Hampton.—Motion granted and cause reierred. Bryan vs. Comstock,—Motion granted, Opinion. Decker vs. St. Jobn.—Motion granted, SUPERIOR OOURT—SPEOIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Curtis. Hoffman vs. Treadwell.—Defendant’s demurrer sustained, See memorandum, Townshend vs. Mailoy.-—Motion to make certain persons defendants in this suit granted. Wilimont vs. Meserole et al.—Motion for permis- sion to inspect and copy books and instrument granted. Motion costs to amide event of sult. Loorum vs, Sherwood et al.—Plaintif’'s motion for a continuance of the injunction granted. Motion costs to abide event. COMMON PLEAS+SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge Robinson. Garrison vs. Burroughs.—Judgment for plain- tid, findings with Gere. of Equity. By judge Larremore, Moeller vs. er ed Ppl granted, Grinnell vs. Kirtland,—Let counsel attend on set- tiement of findings on October 19, at buli-past ten ve, Alexander.—Motion granted, MARINE OOURT—CHAMBERS. A Judgment Debtor and His Watch. Before Judge Gross. Browne vs. Prime.—This is an interesting case, involving the question whetner a watch is the per- } sonal property of a debtor within the provisions of the act, of which he cannot be deprived under &@ judgment against him for debt, A motion was | made yesterday before the Court for an order come peiling the defendant, asa Ne ee debtor, to de- liver up his watch. Mr. John Hubbell, as counsel for the defendant, read affidavits in opposition to | such motion, to the effect that the defendant was engaged in keeping poarders, and that his time- med was necessary for such business, Judge ross stated that, in his opinion, a watch was ne- cessary to housekeepers or persons engaged in business; but, it being @ question ofiaw, he would take the papers, Decisions. By Judge Gross. saremulowsky vs. Machoca witz.—Motion denied with costs. ,» Philps va. Hakoun.—Motion denied. - Oppenheim vs, Wollen, Woodrud vs. Bretherton, Frohbesen v8. Mauer, The New York Roofing Vom- pany vs. James, Pfeifer vs. Buchhuster, O'Donnell va. Welle, Wise va. Schuetuens.—Motion to ad- vance causes granted. Geltman vs, Gaynor.—Order to reserve cause ranted. b Clark vs. Rooney, Bond et al. vs. Rowe, McIntyre vs, Stine. lendants’ default noted, Lenis ks.—Order opening default granted, Fetsk vs. Fisher.—Motion to vacate attachment granted, MARINE OOURT—PABT 2. Arbitrators’ Awards—An Interesting Case. Before Judge Joachimeen. summer of 1873 a lease of the Lyceum Theatre for a year, entered into a written agreement witn the other deiendants. D, Curtis Hoffman and | Wiliam N. Manseli, by which the former two were \ Melley vs, Derham.—On the trial of this case yesterday it appeared that differences between the piaintuf and defendant, resulting in several law pulls. respecting the manufacture Of 11.000 The en- | 8 | going through Ridge street, the prisoner addressed | savings bank pass books had been referred to two | arbitrators for adjustment. They awarded $193 against the defendant Perham, and he, being sued | for the amount on the award, resisted payment | | on the ground that the arbitration had been | irregularly and improper conducted. It was Shown on the thial that the arbitrators had taken the statements of each contending party separately, without the presence o!f the other, bad accepted @ so-called sample copy | on witch the order tor the work was given from | | the plaimti Meliey, without giving the upportunicy | | to Derham to Inspect or identify it, and in their | examination of th@ books had acted very much | “on their own hook,” and in one instance an | arbitrator had made an extended examination in the absence of the other, The arbitrators also took “drinks” with the respective parties. On these facts the Court, atter along argument, di- rected verdict for the deiendant, setting the | award aside a8 Dull and void. A severe illustration of the value of professional | “promises” occurred at the end of the case. Un & | separate cause Of action tor services, the plaintut claimed $45. De endant admitted it, and paid the amount vevore trial, taking the receipt of plain- tis attorneys in full therefor and their promise | that no claims for the amount would be made in court, On th® trial, however, although the re- | ceipt was produced and admitted, the attorneys reused to allow an amendment of the pleadings | setting up said payment; and the Court was com- | | pelled on the face of the papers to give judgment | against the defendant lor that sum, This conduct Was severely criticised by the deiendant’s attor- ney, Mr. Townley, and the Court granted a stay of twenty days to permit him to appiy at Special | Term for the proper relief, Marks & Russeil for the plaintig, William H. Townley for the defendant, | COURT OF GENERAL SES3I0NS. Murdered for Two Cents—Sentenced to the State Prison for Life. Before Recorder Hackett. At the opening of the Court yesterday District Attorney Rollins calied Joseph Vaceari to the bar | and said:—It your Honor please: The prisoner is indicted Jor murder in the first degree. Under the | | existing provisions of the law im relation to the | | erme of murder, it being divided {nto two degrees, | itis tncumbent upon tae prosecution, in order to | produce evidence sufficient to convict one of | murder in the first degree, to prove delibera- tion and premeditation. The circumstances connected with tbis case are these:—rhe Prisoner and a countryman of his disputed about Whether the prisoner owed the deceased two cents or four cents. That was the sole cause ot the dispute whicn arose between them. This was followed by blows. Ido not know that the wit- nesses can stave positively which one sti uck the first blow; but the blows were not very severe that were struck by either of them. Subsequently the prisoner took a knife from his pocket and struck the deceased with it and thereby caused his death. He died almost immediately. There Was no sufficient provocation for using any Weapon under those circumstances, and therefore the billing Was Unjusufabie, Lam cleariy oi opimon | that any fair minded jury would say tuat was | | murder, while Lam also of the opinion that they { | would not cali ita case of deliberate, premeditated murder, degree is “intentional killing, not premeditated,’? For that reason I think Iwill be doing my duty when I accept a plea Of murder im tue second Spgres, | mat i Hackett—Does the prisoner speak Eng- Mr. William F. Howe—No, sir; but atter a long interview with him through the medium of the in- terpreter, and finding that this unfortunate | Man had no witness to the occurrence, that ; he was alone with the friends of the deceased, Who naturally, it may be sur- mised, Would be inclinea to testify against this man—I do not mean to say that they would wilfully commit perjury, but they would certainly | lean toward the deceased—finding that he was alone and gieaning from the testimony that some time elapsed between the first quarrel and the striking 0! the biow 1 offered the vistrict Attorney this plea, which he accepted. The Recorder—The sentence of the Court is that he be confined in the State Prison at bard labor for the period of his nataral life. The indictment charged that on the 3d of July he stabved Vicenzo Biancanano with @ knife at No. 35 Mulberry street. i An Ex-Convicted Murderer Sentenced for a@ Felonious Assault. John Purcell was tried upon an indictment charging him with committing a felonious assault | upon Henrietta Maxwell, who swore that on the evening of the 2ist of September, while she was | an improper remark to her and followed her into | | the hallway of her house and inflicted several cuts | | upon her bands and arm, threatening to kill her. The accused tesvified in is own behalf and suid | that the trouble arose from ms relusing to eive her a banana; that she then threw beer on him, | which she had in a glass pitcher; that he atd | strike her, but used no knife, and accounted for | the cuts by saying that the piwher Was broken in | the scuille. Purcell admitted that he was convicted of murder in the first degree on the 28th of Febru- ary, 1870, ani sentenced to be hung. A new trial was obtained and he pleaded guilty to man- slaughter in the third degree, and served two years in the State Prison. { The jury rendered a verdict of guilty of an as- sault Witt a dangerous weapon, with intent to do budily harm, The Recorder, in passing sentence, said that ne had tried a great many murdef cases and that the testumony Was overwhelming against Purcell, whom he had formerly sentenced to be executed. The Supreme Court, in reviewing the case, acied | a8 a jury, and decided that the evidence was in- | sufficient to warrant the conviction, no excepilon having been taken upon the rulings of the Ke- | corder. When the case was presented to the Court of Appeals they unanimously decided that the conviction was legal, but questioned whether | they had the power to reverse the action o! the | Cou. below tn a case of that kind, His Honor said the assault of which he had been convicted now was brutal and cowardly, and sentenced him to the State Prison tor five years. Burglaries and Larcenies, William Hamlin was tried and found guilty of | burgiariously entering the saloon of Theodore | Bobend, No. 113 Thirteenth street, on the night of | the 2d of this month, An officer saw the prisoner go througn the fan light, and when he was ar- rested he threw away a burglar’s implement, Hamlin had the audacity to goon tne stand and swear that the officer was mistaken. Henry Weng, @ youth, was convicted of petit | larceny in stealing a watch chain from the person | of Leopoid Berger, on the 28th of September. A | number of young men were sworn in behalf of the | prisoner, who said that Weng was with them at the Bowery Theatre at the hour when the come pisinant swore the prisoner took his wateh chata, He Was Not arrested till two days afterwards, The jury did not beiteve Mr. Weller’s defence—the alibi—and His Honor puaishei Weng severely by sending bim to the Penitentlary for five years. Christian F. Jacobs, charged with stealing on the 7th of September a piece of cassimere cloth | from the store o! Keller & Allen, pleaded guilty to | an attempt at grand larceny. Frank Senroder, Who on the Zist of September stole $16 from the | person of Patrick Farrell, pleaded guilty to an | attempt, Joan McDonald pleaded guilty to an at- tempt at grand larceny, the allegation being that OD the 12th of September he stole $30 from Theo- | dore Weeks while he was walking in the Bowery. | John J. Mullen, who was jomtiy indicted with | Mary Leonard, pleaded guilty to an attempt to | steal 8 pocketbook containing $12 from the person | of Mary Buley tn Catharine street on the 6th of Sep- tember. The woman, Leonard, pleaded ity also and wasremanded. A like plea was en from ee) ae A aheiee September stole a silver wate! rth trom Joun Meni Hrancis Teevins, charged with Dirgarously en- tering the apartments of Mary Hopkins, corner of McComb’s avenue and 13th street, on the 16th of September, and stealing $38 worth of Property, pieaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in the third degree. Asimilar plea was accepted from John Griffin, Who was indicted for barglariousiy entering the lager beer saloon of Moses Sands, 184 Canal street, ana stealing $20 in fractional cur- rency. Joho bie indicted for stealing, on the 2a of October, a horse and wagon valued at $115, the prope: of Geol Ready, pleaded guilty to an attempf at grand larceny. Julia Sweeny and Catharine Dononue were con- victed of atealing from a man named Haley, on the hight of the 30th of Septemoer, $20 in money and & silver watch. The above named prisoners were each sent to the State Prison for two yeurs and six months. William McCarthy, who was jointly charged with the women Sweeny and Dononue in acting with them in the perpetration of the crime, was found guilty. He was sent to the State Prison for three years and six months. Charies Lankin, @ boy, charged with breaking into the building occapied by the New York Athletic Club and stealing a quantity of clothing on the 2d of September, leaded guilty to i tempt at grand larceny. There were three otfer charges against him, and he was remanded for segtence. Anna Weber, charged with stealing, on the 14tn of August, Woman’s wearing apparel, valued at $30, belonging to Mrs. Goeiler, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. She was sent to the Penitentiary for six months. JEFFERSON MARKET POLIOE COURT. How ‘atoga Trunks Disappear. Before Jndge Smith, For some months past Westcott’s Express Com- pany bave missed a number of trunks of which they could give no account. Some of them were very ‘Valuable, containing clothing and jewelry, On investigation suspicion fell upon a number of boys, averaging fourteen years and upwards, Who infest the company's oMce at the Grand Central depot. OmMecer Neinof, of the Twenty-ninth pre- cinet, Was engaged to work up the case, and on Monday last he arrested three boys—Frede! ‘ick Banfield, aged fifteen, of No. 139 Weat Twenty-fllth | street; James Hoey, aged thirteen, of No, 163 West | ‘TWenty-deveuth aires, and Archibald Evans aed | | Street, near Essex, heard a crash of glass. The definition of murder in the second | 38, 90, 134 | Van Brunt. fourteen, residence not given, Evans, s00n after arrest, confessed fis guilt and described the method of the gang. He and the other two boys were in the habit of stealing the double checks from the string. Tuey would then re- | move the single checks from trunks and replace them with the stolen ones, retatning the dupli- cate, The day after they would present the check, stating Ubat the owner wished the trunk delivered at a certain number they indicated, it was accordingly delivered, The prisoners con+ fessed to the stealing of three tranks, and it is supposed that others are engaged in the same operations. One of the trunks stolen by this trio was found empty in the cellar of No. 117 West Twenty-ixth street. This was delivered, the boys allege, to Mrs. who resides there, Mrs, Finn and her ser i, also arrested, Annie confesses having some of the contents of this trunk, whic! large Saratoga, and supposed to contain $700 of property, All the parties trmplicated were ar- raigned before Judge Smith yesterday, but were remanded to await additional testimony. ESSEX MARKET POLIOE COURT. Spiritually Inclined. Before Judge Kilbreth, About four o’clock yesterday morning James Spencer, a night watchman, while patrolling Grand He ran to the corner, and saw aman named Matthew | Trainor put bis hand and arm through the side window of Maurice l. Murphy's liquor store and take Out SIX votties of liquor, Spencer arrested Trainor and placed himin the hands of Onicer Kennedy, of tne Tenth precinct, The prisoner was arraigned before Judge Kilbreth, and was held in $1,000 bail to answer on a charge of burglary. FIFIY-SEVENTH STREET POLIOE COURT. Felonious Assaults, Before Judge Ottervourg. Jonn Leonard, of No, 298 First avenue, was ac- cused of striking bis wile Johannah on the head with a hatchet. Her bead was bound up closely | In bands of linen and had the appearance of hav- ing been very tuuct tujured, The Court had, how- ever, doubts concerning the severity of the in- juries, and ordered the bands to be removed, When this was dove a slight abrasion on the forehead was all that could be seen, The accused was committed for trial in default of $1,090 batl, Assault on an Officer. Officer Flynn, of the Nineteenth precinct, brought a prisoner to the bar named Jonn Sulll- van, of No, 416 Hast Forty-sixth street, Sullivan was first arrested for being intoxicated, and, while being conveyed to the station house, he attacked the ofiicer with the intention of making his escape and attempted to cut bim with a knife. He was held for trial. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, SUPREME CourT—CHAmBERS—Held by Judge Bar- rett.—Nos. 63, 95, 113, 135, 137, 140, 154, 163, 184, 187, aoe Pd 201, 210, 228, 230, 248, 257, 258, 261, 265, 266, 08, 26, SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM—Held by Judges Davis, Daniels and Lawrence.—Nos. 161, 89, 160, 38, 99, 134, 32, 37, 198, 199, 200, 203, 204, 205, 50, 51, 52, 164, 206, 207, 23, 87, 88, 90, 02. SUPREME CoURr—UiRcuIT—Patt 1,—Adjourned until titel October 19, Part 2—Held by Judge 08, 2476, 2480, 2482, 2484, 2496, 2498, 2500, 2502, 2514 2516, 2518, 2526, 2528, 2530, 2638, 2542, 2548, 2554, 2558, 2062. Part 3—Held by Judge Donohue.—Nos. 1653,, 1893, 1499, 1791, 4105, 1841, 1197, 1937, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 887, 1213, 1823, 903, 1961, 1965,’ 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1075, SUPBRiOR COURT—TBIAL aa ig ie eld by Judge Monell.—Nos, 55534, 699, 701, 707, 539, 671, 659, 727, 689, 721, 683, 1247, 751, 187. ' Part Heid by Judge Sedgwick.—Nos, 3824, 60434, 5 64234, 552, 502, 672. 67834, 716, 718, 720, 724, 726, 728. Common PLeas—EQuiry ‘Team—Held’ by Judge pes tig 32, 24, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, UOMMON PLEAS—TRIAL. 'TERM— Part 1—Held by Judge Loew—Case on.—No. 1773. Part 2—Held by udge Daly.—Nos. 1202, 1976, 2027, 1212, 1154 1140, 1209, 1918, 1164, 1168, 1170, 2137, 1206, 496, 1001, MaKINE OCouURt—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Alcer.—Nos, 261, 1107, 1108, 881, 1021, 1253, 625, 327, 414, 237, 331, 123, 5827, 1250, 418, 2. Part 2—Held by’ Judge Joachimsen.—Nos. 405, 287, 234, 3, _ 405, 879, 948, 965, 1039, 1203, 5084, 419, 420, 421, 424, 425, 426. Part 3—Held by Judge Spaulding.—Nos. 330, 1194, 295, 1282, 334, 1150, 1117, 1324, 1233, 479, 920, 995, 300, 338, 340, CouRT OF GENERAL Sessions<Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs, Charles J. Sheehy, rob- bery; Same vs. Willianl Edwands and Michae! Davis, burglary; Same vs. Jeremiah Dunn, burg- lary; pame vs. Micoael U'Connor, George Kearse, Joho Barzu and James 0’Connor, burglary ; Same v: William Livingston, burgiary; same ¥8. Gustave S. Koo, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. An- drew Smith, grand larceny; Same vs. Herbert Morris, grand larceny; Same vs. Herman Watters, grand larceny; Same vs, Frank Edwards, grand larceny; Same vs. Gotleip Eberle, grand larceny; Same vs. Robert Gray and Albert Baker, grand | larceny ; Same vs. Jotianua Parker, grand larceny; Same vs. Mary Gillespie, grand larceny; Same vs. Susan Douglas, larceny from the person; Same vs. Annie Robinson, larceny from the person; Same vs. James McNaliy, larceny from the person; Same vs. Thomas H. Cocirane, forgery, OYER AND 'TERMINER—Held by Judge Brady.— The Peopie vs, Peter Murphy, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Louis Auzat, grand larceny; Same vs, Edward Lekan, grand larceny; Same vs. Joseph Yeager, grand jarceny; Same vs. Kristian and William Chrisuan, grand larceny; Same vs. William Mcvabe, Jr., violation of the nlec- tion laws; Same vs. Morris Kraus, violation of the Electioa laws; Same vs. Augustus Levy, violation of the Election laws; Same vs. James B, Hunt, violation of the Election laws, BROOKLYN COURTS. -— GITY COURT. Decisions. By Judge Neilson. Lissner vs. Coupland; Kieine vs, Same. —These | cases having been settled by the parties belore trial, the deiendunt’s attorney had no alien for costs. Plaintifl’s application to discontinue, with- out costs, granted. The }ulton Bank of Brooklyn vs. Woodman et al.—-Motion granted. Order to be settled on notice. Griggs vs. Murray and Another.—Demurrer to compiaint well taken. The judgment obtained against the principal not evidence against the sureties either as to value of the property or the amount of damages. Bowen vs. Tue Brooklyn Daily Eagle ; Same vs. Same.—These two actions must be cousolidated, Order to be settied on notice. The City of Brooklyn vs. McLaughiin,—The de- fendant was Treasurer of the Fire Department, and from time to time received moneys to be ex- pended by the department, and, it 1s alleged, also | received interest on such moneys while deposited in the Trust Company, and tms tae demurrer to we compiaint admits, The money belonged to the city, and if more had been drawn for the use of the department than was required tie excess could have been reclaimed, Re arding the inter- est now claimed as a mere incident to the princi- pal fund, that aiso must be deemed subject to such Tights of reclamation. Demurrer overruled. BROOKLYN COURT OALENDARS—THIS DAY. Orry Covrt.—Nos. 214, 220, 67, 78, 62, 16, 181, 99, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 203, 264, "205, 260, 10; 13, 22, 24, 87, 42, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, acount CovRT.—Nos. 12, 14, 88, 89, 48, 3, 15, 16, 44, , UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 1874, No. 5. City of New Orieans vs. The New York Mail Steamship Company. Appeal from tue Cir- cuit Court for the Eastern district of Louisiana.— Tbis was an action to restrain tne city from re- moving the buildings on a wharf occupied by the company under @ lease from the city executed by acting Mayor Kennedy, who was appointed by the military authorities after the capture of New Ur- leans, The city urged that the lease was good only while the military held occupation, and was ou against subsequent civil administration, ‘he military Mayor and Boards had no authority to lease the Property of the city. Whatever rights or powers they possessed terminated with the close of hostilities, and they could no more create ap ee to last beyond that time than coulda tenant for years create one to last beyond his term. On the other hand tt was insisted that tne government established in New Orleans after the capture, continued until withdrawn or suspended by the sovereign power, and that so long as the State of Lousiana was not restored to the Unton, and its citizens were not relleved from their disa- bilities, the officers and authorities established by the sovereign power of the United States were the lawful and only government of the State aud city, The leasing was in accordance with the admitted practice of the city during all its history, and it ‘Was an act wise and beneficial for the promotion of commerce, a8 Wellassach an act as the city government Was accustomed to do, The wharf and buildings of @ company controlling one-fith of the commerce Of the city could not be declared a@ nuisance by the city authorities and removed at will, The Court below sustained this view of the steamship company and the decree was in its vor. ‘The city appealed to thia Court, where tye juestions presented were now argied. Wheeler i Peckham for appelanis, James Emmott, ior appellee. REVIEW OF COLORED TROOFY. The Mayor and a number of City Fathers re- viewed the Veteran Guard battalion of two com- panties of colored soldiers in front of the City Hat! yesterday afternoon. The battalion was under command of Colonel Swift and presented a most soldterly appearance, Marching in perf ct step and showing careful training in evolutions, The Veteran Guards were preceded by a good band of colored musicians. They ask admission to the pune division of the National Guard, State of New on AY 2352, 224, 2448, 2408, 2470, 2474, | 38) | Karl | YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, UUTOBER 15, 1874.-TRLPLE SHEET. NEW YORK CITY. A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen takes place this afternoon at the City Hall. A fire broke out yesterday afternoon at No. 43 Lafayette place, that caused a damage Of $1,000. The Board of Apportionment will meet to-day @t noon, to take up the estimates of the various departments for the year 1875, A lively tIme may be anticipated as considerabie acrimonious debate will doubtless occur, The Fire Commissioners met yesterday at Fires men’s Hall, in Mercer street, but transacted no business of tmportance to the pubitc. They tried @nd punished several firemen for trivial offences against the rules of the department, All persons having Croton water rents to pay, who desire to avoid the additional penalty of ten per cent, which will be added to all water rents remaining unpaid on the ist of November, should atonce pay their billsat the Water Registers office, room No. 10, City Hall. t Charles Jacobs, @ German, forty-two years of age, by occupation a cigar maker, who lived at No, 192 Seventh street, yesterday, while suffering trom a fit of despondency, committed suicide by hanging bimself to a gas pipe in the cellar of the premises. Deceased has lefta widow aud eight cniidren, Coroner Croker was notified, ‘The Martin D. Tyrell Assoctation of the seventh ward held tueir usual weekly meeting in their rooms, No. 80 Henry street, last night, and after a Jong debate on State and county nominations they finally indorsed the democratic State nomi- ations; ‘also the nominations of the Fourth Aldermanic Convention, Edward J. Shanaley and P. Lysaght for Aldermen, ‘They also nomi- nated Mr, R. 8 Brassel jor Assembly. The Book Publishers’ Board of Trade met yester- day at the Grand Central Hotel. Among the large publishing Orms represented were D. Appleton & Co., A. 8 Barnes & Co., Sheldon & Co., Harper Brothers, and Clark & Maynard. The President of the Board, A. 8. Barnes, occupied the chair, aud George R. Lockwood acted as secretary. The committee appointed by the Central Booksellers’ Association to Wait upon this.convention, to come to some agreement aud co-operation in regard to trade discounts, were present and met with a good reception. BROOKLYN, Public School No. 35, a newly constructed build- ing on the corner of Lewis avenue and Decatur street, Was formally opened yesterday atternoon for the reception of pupils. There are 1,060 schoiars on the roll, The cost of the building was $70,000, ‘The Park Commisston have resolved to sell the east side lands of Prospect Park, as provided for | by the act of the Legislature passed June 18, 1873, | The tract, which ts to be sold about tue middle of November, embraces 1,200 lots adjoining the Park. ‘The lands are expected to sei! for $2,000,000, The body of Nicholas Walsh, about thirty years of age, was found in a woodshed yesterday morn- ing in the rear of Fellx Simmons’ liquor saloon, Point. Intemperance is believed to have been the cause of death. The Coroner will hold an inquest on the body to-day. The body of Thomas Little, a recently discharged marine of the United States service, was found in the river, near Commercial wharf, yesterday. On the deceased wes found a d) rge, the cause Sastgued therefor Soin act Heth is worthless. ness. In one of his pockets was a wallet containe ing $38. The Coroner was notitied. During an altercation which occurred yesterday between John Cannon ana Lewis Miller, workmen in the employ of the East River Bridge Company, Miller struck his antagomist on the head witha bar of tron, inflicting a dangerous wound. Can- non, who resides at No. 485 Hicks street, was taken to the Long isiand College Hospital, aud the police are looking after Miller, who made his escape. Amandamus was applied for yesterday in the Supreme Court, befure Judge Tappan, to compel Mayor Hunter to sign the warrant {or the pay- ment of thomas Whitiord, Inspector of Kerosene and Dangerous Otls. The Mayor coutends that the attached to the office is $3,000, The order was a pee and made returnable the first Monday in jovempber. The regular democratic slate thus far decided | upon embraces the names of Winchester Britton for District Attorney, Samuel S. Powell for Comp. troller, A. B. Martin tor City Auditor and Maurice Fitzgerald for County Auditor. The otner offices, Coroners for the Eastern and Western dist,icts, turee Commissioners of Charities, three Cougress- men and nine Assemblymen are not yet written on | the “regular slate.” WESTCHESTER. It is a noteworthy circumstance that there has not veen an escape from Sing Sing Prison during | the past sixty days. Three confirmed lunatics, named respectively James Dolan, Mary McMahon and Maria Shine, were yesterday trans‘erred from the county Poor- | Poughkeepste. ‘vhe “untefrified" democracy of what now re- mains of Westchester will hold a county conven- tion at White Plains to-day, to nominate candi- dates for District Attorney, Registrar of Deeds, Coroner and other local officers. At the annual school election in Yonkers, on Tuesday evening, E. Y. Bell and James P. Sanders were elected trustees in District No. 6, Joun P, Ritter and James V. Lawrence being chosen for similar positions in District No. 2. NEW JERSEY. The Camden county temperance organizations will hold a convention to-day for the nomination | of a county ticket, to be voted for at the coming elections, Walter Phelps ana John Y. Foster, of New- ark, willspeak at the mass meeting in Pass city, N. J., this evening. + i The Grand Jury of Camden county have ad- journed for the present term; after having acted | Upon abont 300 complaints, qut of which 77 in- | dictments were presented, | The annual parade of the Police Department | of Jersey City took place yesterday. The force proceeded to Greenville, where they arrived at noon, After the inspection and parade they | dined at the Avenue House, on the Heights, | During @ mimic battle among some members of the Grand Army of the Republic on Temperance Island, Paterson, yesterday, several were quite | Seriously burned with Povat and one or two ware seriously wounded with the firing off of ram- rods. William Gartland, aged eighteen years, was run over last evening by the truck of Engine Com- pany No. 2, at the corner of Fourth and Washing: ton streets, Hoboken, The hind wheel passed | over his skull, inflicting injuries that will probably rove fatal. Gartland was carried to bis home, jo, 43 Third street, At the Pussaic County Republican Convention held yesterday at Preakness, Jonn Allen was nominated for Sherif, and J, C, Amiraux, J. OC. | Herrick and Nixon Campbell were nominated for Congress. Sn accordance with the usual custom | to allow the Sherif to retain his office for three | years, the democrats will make no nomination ‘this Jail. The case Of Garretson vs. Roche was called upin the Circuit Court at Jersey City yesterday. It will be remembered that Mr. James Roche, who was elected @ member of the Board of Chosen Free- holders irom the First district, was counted out by the Board of Cutvassers, The Board of Free: holders wiped out the bogus returns and gave Mr, Roche the seat, Another railroad ight is imminent in the State. Lewis H. Taylor, “agent of the Delaware and with @ notice from ¢ person named John J, Cum- pee who claims to be in possession of certain lands between Pennington and Hopewell by vir- tue of @ contract made by tie defunct National Raftrond Company, through which the corporation represented by Taylor intend running thei Toad, lorbiading the latter to enter on said lan or Works on any pretence whatever, and also ma: ing @ threat to use sufficient force to prevent trespassing, Cummings states that he holds himself ready to complete the grading and masonry upon said lands fcr the National Katlroad Goms Paby when so ordered, but for no other corpora- tion, The disputed tract is Hive mules in length. FIRE iN JERSEY OITY. | A Planing Mill Destroyed=Loss $12,000. At half-paat six (clock last evening a fire broke out in the planing mili on First street, near Wash- ington, Jersey Ciry, lately purchased by Messrs, Pritchard & Meyer. Within fifteen minutes from sounded the str oped’ sheet of flame. The fis to the secu. oped Ina ed taeir efforts tity of the surround uildings and the piles of lumber in close coatiguity to the burning baila. i pa the wind blown from southward the treatiew rk of tte Pennsyivanta Ratiroad and sixty freight cars would have been consumed, Lorillard’s tobacce factory was several times in danger, but by strenuous efforts it was saved. The Joss is set down at $12,000, on Whigh there is no tnaurance. corner of Conover ana Reid streets, Red Hook | duties were not properly performed. The salary | house to tne State Asylum for the Insane, at | | Ex-Speaker Grow, George A. Halsey, William | | anxiety. Bound Brook Railroad Company, has been served | | living cargoes. | we A TYPHOON. An American Middy’s Experience During the Late Gale at Nagasaki, e GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE GALE, The following extract from letter written by Midshtpman M, A. Shufeldt, of the Hartiord, to his father, Captain R, W. Shufeidt, now stationed at Annapolis, descriptive or the terrific typhoon which Swept over the harbor of Nagasaki last August, will be tound of interest :— I have lots of news; first and foremost comes the great typhoon which swept over this city about two weeks ago, the strongest one, accord- ing to the Nagasaki Gazette and in the mind of the “oldest inhabitant,” that this coast bas seen for seventy years, If you remember how completely land-locked this harbor is, what good holding ground, &., you can better imagine the force of the gale, We (the Hartford) were anchorea in about the middle of the bay, with both bowers down and forty-five fathoms of chain on one and thirty on the other, The bay was crowded with vessels of all descriptions—merchantmen, steamers and, besides the Ashuelot, Kearsarge and Saco, the Japanese ironclad Azuma Khan (the old Stonewall) and three English gunboats. At dusk it was overcast and rainy, with strong puffs of wind, the barometer falling rapidly. I was standing on the forccastle about eight Pp. M., and then it began to increase, and I could hear anchora being let go and chains veered all over the harbor.’ I ran below and took a look at the barometer—29,11, falling rapidly; at nine o’clock 28.67, and the wind howling and shrieking; oar topgallantmasta ‘Were on deck and everything snug aloft, About three bells we veered to sixty fathoms on both chains, and brought up on both anchors with a Sharp tug which started them both out of the mud, and the ship dragged about two lengths, then let go the starboard ‘sheet and dragged in about ten seconds more, when we fetched up on the sheet, which brought the ship up and swung on for an instant, BROADSIDE TO THE WIND, when, after a fearful careen, she slowly righted and swung “head to.” Ten minutes after, with barometer at 28.31, the wind blowing so hard that it was utterly impossible to walk forward, except to craw: on your belly, something white fasned by, and away went our foretopgallant sail, saying “good-by’” to the yard as neat as could be, the latter being at the time lashed in tne rigging; and then, with guns 01 distress firing all over the harbor nu immense black object loomed up on our port bow and came down rapidly upon us, when the Admiral rushed to the port on the half deck and sang out to stand by to veer on all chains, and to let go the starboard sheet. Ddéwn came the im- mense steamer with three anchors down and go- ing ahead with her engines full speed, still passing us stern foremost at the rate of about fwe knots an hour, I was standing aft, when 1 heard Cap- tain Dekrafft say, “Admiral, ghe’ll {oul us! shell foul us!’ A sudden, powerful puff of wind, and the gallant old Hartford brougnt up sharp on her starboard anchors and swung slightly but rapidly to starboard, causing the dragging steamer to sheer our quarter and carry sway the gig. Sho was soon lost in THE PITCHY DARKNESS. A few minutes after the Saco went by us steaming all her might and four anchors down, yet steadily dragging on the rocks, Then the Kearsarge be- gan to send off all kinds of fireworks, and we saw the Ashuelot and a German brig which was athwart her hawser go drifting of. About eleven o'clock the force of the wind was something terrific—utterly impossiole todescribe. Atseven bells the barometer was 28.13! The howling of the gale was go feariul that it was impossible to bear a yell in your very ear,. and the rain came down like knife blades, We heard the snapping of the masts of an immense Danish merchantman, anchored @ little of our starboard bow, where sie evidently had parted her chains. She went by us like a flash; then two immense junks came tearing down on us, and striking our taut cables, were blown high’ and ary on them, as it were, which caused us ta surge ahead, when the poor devils sank with their. One only came over our bow, with head bleeding, aud he sought protection. We were now under full head of steam, and slowly, dragging, At twelve, with the barometer at 28.10, {t fell almost calm for about two minutes, then, with a yell like 7 TEN THOUSAND DEMONS, it came out in exactly the opposite direction, and then, blowing all the time just as hard, followed! the compass right around, The Saco went by ug again, and the immense fleet of junks went crash< ing and sMking all over the harbor, Through the almost impenetrable gloom I could make out the Stonewall close aboard by the flash of ner minute guns, Our ship rolled in thé mountatn-locked barbor of Nagasaki as heavily as in @ heavy ocean swell. About half-past one/A. M. the barometer. jumped from 23.13 to 28.47 anu began rapidly to rise. I could not help bat wonder atthe great power this littie instrument had to relieve human ‘The Admiral’s face of dull care immedi- ately brightened, and in jact all feitas if an im- mense weight was lifted, for many thought that it our anchors held we might be RUN DOWN AND FOUNDERED, The typhoon rapidiy abated, and soon “all hands” had gone below to catch a little rest dur- ing the few remaining hours, The morning broke clear and calm, but with wreck and destruction on every side. The mast heads of dozens of junks were visible sticking out of the water all around us. On the right hand rocky shore were pilea five large steamships, the majority of them blown completely out of their element, high and dry, with masts and sails in inextricable confusion. The majority of the merchantmen had lost all their masts and spars. One of the largest foun- dered at her anchors, others total wrecks and piled in every imaginable way on the rocks; the shores | lined with broken jumks and sampans, and the water nt COVERED WITH DEAD BODIRS and débris of every kind, The Stonewall had parted both her chains and gone ashore and filled, with @ large hole in her side. Ashore the destruction was awful. The solid atone “buna”? was torn to pieces, and the rocks and stones, weighing on an average half a ton apiece, thrown across the street and into the gardens of the douses facing. All the latter were down, including the Governor’s new palace, The streets were filled with timber, beams, bricks, tiles, broken limbs of trees, and the whole city presenting on every side wreck, desolation and death, The Japs themselves were driven nearly wild, and go around now with the longest faces tn the worid. Poor fellows! they deserve all the pity imagina- ble. Eighty junks were sunk in this harbor ajiona and in all 350 dead bodies picked up. We (that i: the fleet) came out allright. We lost our launch, aor and first cutter—steam launch prett, knocked, The Ashuelot lost her hea booms. The Saco and Kearsarge are all right. The sudden changing of the wind undoubtedly saved the two latter vessels, Such was the great typhoon, and now rumors of floods, wrecks and destruction of property reach us every day. Nothing for the Jast seventy year has Sousiled it. Ido not want to see stich another. hat effect such a blow would have on vessels at sea it would be bard to imagme, when ina land- locked harbor it can create such destruction. To-motrow the Saco gocs to Shanghai, and the Kearsarge takes the Venus transit party, who have just arrived by last Pacife Mall steamship to V.adivostock, in Russian territory; and our next port 18 not as yet known, but the rumor is that we will return to Yokohama via Kobe and the iniand sea, While off of the deck the other da: had the honor ofa walk and talk with the Ad- mirak and he desired me to remember him to you, with many regards, &c. He evidently feels very much the loss of his wile, aud looks twice as old as on his frst arrival; is very nervou: ways seems oppressed and spiritiess, On the Month I shall have bi drom home, and sixteen sin fourteen more to come betore hope asight ot Sandy Hook light; bat when @ ship does (if she does) come foaming ap the bay with “a bone in her mouth” and the nan’ at the main, then there will be one light heart im the steerage, you “can bet.” Excuse scrawl, as f nad to finisn latter phrt in haste, to write a ew lines to George and aunty. Much love irom your affectionate sol. MACK, |